2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC1140 Circuit Theory

10 creditsClass Size: 200

Module manager: Dr Heribert Eisele
Email: h.eisele@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

In order to pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 30% in the final examination, as well as obtaining an overall mark of at least 40% for the module.

Objectives

This module demonstrates the application of engineering mathematics tools to analyse the time-dependent behaviour of electronic circuits and to carry out quantitative circuit design.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to ...

- explain the concept of a phasor and the use of phasors to describe phase differerences between voltages and currents in an electronic circuit;
- apply complex analysis to the description and design of circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors;
- design low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band-stop filters.

Syllabus

Analysis of transient response of RC and RL and RLC circuits. Analysis of steady-state AC response of RC, RL and RLC circuits. Complex analysis of impedance. Phasors. Real, reactive and apparent power. Passive and active filters. Frequency roll-off and phase shift. Resonant circuits; frequency dependence of impedance; bandwidth & Q factor; filter applications; introduction to Labview; hardware laboratory sessions on RLC circuits and oscillators.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Example Class	10	1.00	10.00
Laboratory	10	3.00	30.00
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			50.00
Total Contact hours			50.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Problem Sheet	Examples Classes	20.00
Practical Report	Labarotory Report	20.00
Practical Report	Laboratory Log Book	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 10/01/2017

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